巴不得

bā bu de

Dictionary entry

(coll.) to be eager for

What does 巴不得 mean?

巴不得 (bā bu de) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(coll.) to be eager for

2to long for

3to look forward to

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巴BāBa, a state during the Zhou dynasty (in present-day Chongqing and the eastern part of Sichuan) · the east of Sichuan and Chongqing Municipality 不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-得déto obtain · to get

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巴不得

bā bu de

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